1. Jeremy Hill was born on October 20,1992 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.
36 Facts About Jeremy Hill
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Jeremy Hill played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Jeremy Hill spent his first four professional seasons with the Bengals, where he had a promising rookie year and remained as the Bengals' feature back for most of the next three years.
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Jeremy Hill tied with three other players for most rushing touchdowns in 2015, but missed much of the 2017 season due to injury.
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Jeremy Hill signed with the New England Patriots in 2018, with whom he won Super Bowl LIII, despite missing almost the entirety of the season due to injury.
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In football, Jeremy Hill was an All-American running back for the Wolves.
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Jeremy Hill was a teammate of future LSU offensive lineman La'el Collins.
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Jeremy Hill finished his senior season in 2010 with 302 carries for 2,260 yards and 36 touchdowns.
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Jeremy Hill attended Louisiana State University, where he played for head coach Les Miles in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
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Jeremy Hill combined with Spencer Ware, Kenny Hilliard, Michael Ford, Alfred Blue, and Russell Shepard to form one of the stronger rushing attacks in the Southeastern Conference.
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Jeremy Hill was named MVP of the bowl game following his great performance against the Hawkeyes.
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Jeremy Hill was the second running back to be selected in the 2014 NFL draft.
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The only one drafted ahead of Jeremy Hill was Bishop Sankey, who went one pick earlier to the Tennessee Titans.
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On May 25,2014, Jeremy Hill signed his rookie contract, a four-year, $3.71 million contract with $1.64 million guaranteed.
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Jeremy Hill entered the regular season as the Bengals' backup running back behind second year player Giovani Bernard.
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Jeremy Hill finished his rookie season with 222 carries for 1,124 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns.
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Jeremy Hill became the first Bengals' rookie to top 1,000 yards rushing since Corey Dillon in 1997.
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Jeremy Hill's 1,124 rushing yards was the most among rookies and eighth-most in the NFL.
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Jeremy Hill was named to the All-Rookie Team for his 2014 season.
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Jeremy Hill started his second season as the Bengals' starting running back, ahead of Giovani Bernard on the depth chart.
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In Week 6, Jeremy Hill had 16 carries for 56 rushing yards and caught his first career touchdown reception on a 13-yard pass from quarterback Andy Dalton, as the Bengals defeated the Buffalo Bills.
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Jeremy Hill ran for 50 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown in the Bengals' AFC Wild Card Round game against the Steelers.
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Jeremy Hill finished the 2015 season with 794 yards on 223 rushes for an average of 3.6 yards per carry.
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Jeremy Hill finished the season tied with Devonta Freeman of the Falcons, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, and DeAngelo Williams of the Steelers for most rushing touchdowns in the NFL with 11.
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Jeremy Hill finished the 2016 season with 839 yards and nine touchdowns on 222 carries.
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Jeremy Hill entered the 2017 season as the Bengals' lead back ahead of Giovani Bernard and rookie Joe Mixon.
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Jeremy Hill started the first seven games, however he was overshadowed by the highly acclaimed Mixon, who amassed more than twice as many carries as Hill in seven games.
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Jeremy Hill was placed on injured reserve on November 11,2017, with an ankle injury, ending his season.
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On March 17,2018, Jeremy Hill signed a one-year $1.5 million contract with the New England Patriots.
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Jeremy Hill won the job after an impressive preseason and was named the third running back on the depth chart behind Rex Burkhead and James White.
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In Week 1 against the Houston Texans, Jeremy Hill exited the game in the third quarter after suffering an apparent knee injury.
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Jeremy Hill was diagnosed with a torn ACL and ruled out for the season, being placed on injured reserve on September 10,2018.
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Jeremy Hill signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on August 3,2020.
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On November 22,2022, Jeremy Hill left the show to attempt a professional football comeback in the XFL.
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On May 23,2023, Jeremy Hill announced his retirement from football, citing the ACL tear he suffered in Week 1 of the 2018 season.
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In January 2012, Jeremy Hill pleaded guilty to carnal knowledge of a juvenile stemming from a January 2011 arrest.